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Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash
Services Held For Longtime Bergen Mom Killed In Wrong-Way Sussex Crash A longtime Saddle Brook resident who was killed in a fiery wrong-way crash in Sussex County last week was laid to rest. Janet Esser, 58, was driving a Ford Escape that crossed the double-yellow lines and crashed head-on into a Freightliner box truck on Ross Corner Sussex Road (Route 565) in Wantage Township last Wednesday, May 11, authorities said. Her SUV burst into flames, killing her, NJ State Police said. An investigation was continuing, they said, without speculating on a cause. SEE: Driver Killed In Fiery Sussex County Crash With Box Truck, State Police Say The Hackensack-born Esser…

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Bergen Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets Bergen Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets
Bergen Funeral Home Provides Burial With Honors For One Of Last WWII Vets TRIBUTE: A final farewell for one of the last remaining veterans of World War II's Normandy Invasions was all paid for when disaster struck. Eugene W. Dednam of Hackensack died last month, just weeks after turning 100. He had no known survivors. The Paterson funeral home that was chosen to someday handle Dednam's burial arrangements had since burned down, however. With it went the money that was paid in the late 1980s for his final rest. Then Brian and Deb Warner stepped in. “We feel that a wartime veteran can never truly be thanked for the sacrifices they make,” said Brian Warner, the e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Jeff Matthews Of Hasbrouck Heights Dies, 18 Jeff Matthews Of Hasbrouck Heights Dies, 18
Jeff Matthews Of Hasbrouck Heights Dies, 18 Jeff Joseph Matthews of Hasbrouck Heights died on April 10 surrounded by his family. He was 18 years old.  Jeff was born in St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, to Robert and Kathy (nee Chapman) Matthews. Though he struggled his entire life with special needs, Jeff’s sense of humor was legendary; he spread smiles and laughter wherever he went. Though he became extremely ill in the last few months, his battle was fought with the utmost bravery. Jeff is survived by his parents, Robert & Kathy; his sister Shannon; his paternal grandparents, Florine and Robert, Sr. (deceased) Matthews; prede…

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